Food & Drink

Takeyuki Suetsugu is the chef and owner of Gig Harbor’s Bistro Satsuma. The 71-year-old who goes by Chef Tak maintains a balance between the traditions of Japan and inventing new expressions of Japanese cuisine.

As temperatures creep toward — even into — triple digits, we think more and more about refreshing wines to enjoy in the Great Northwest. And with summer’s arrival, we’ll load up with bright white and crisp rosé wines.

Since the early 1970s, wine grapes have been grown in Washington’s Horse Heaven Hills. Today, the region south of the Yakima Valley is one of the state’s largest and most important viticultural regions.